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JUDGE OF EL CHAPO, THE HERMETISM THAT WILL SAVE POLITICIANS LINKED TO NARCO

The trial of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias El Chapo, in a court in New York, United States, has revealed the complex web of corruption that he wove to position himself as the most powerful capo in the world.

However, the secrecy under which some details are kept will save the politicians involved with the narco, important officials of the Mexican government, including former presidents, have come to light in the legal process that could cost more than 50 million dollars and that has been in the focus of media attention since last November, but many secrets have been saved even though it is a public process.

In mid-November, Jesús Zambada García, alias El Rey and brother of the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael El Mayo Zambada, testified about his role in the transfer of drugs. The King detailed how the Cancun International Airport, Quintana Roo, was used to move the shipments of cocaine to Mexico City, with the support of commanders of the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and the Federal Police.

However, the US government sent a confidential memo to the court to prevent the testimony of El Mayo's brother, so the statement about the alleged participation of Mexican politicians was never officially heard in the courtroom.

Despite the dissatisfaction of the defense, the questions of El Chapo's lawyers were limited to El Rey to protect persons and entities that were not directly involved, in order to avoid shame and public scrutiny.

In the first hearings it was mentioned that the ex-presidents Enrique Peña Nieto and Felipe Calderón received millionaire bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel, a fact for which Judge Brian Cogan called attention to the lawyers headed by Jeffrey Lichtman.

Even Judge Cogan has limited the work of cartoonists in court to protect the identity of certain witnesses, as he considers that El Chapo still directs the operations of the criminal organization, despite being behind bars.

Mexican politicians have been the most mentioned in the testimonies presented at the trial, but some Colombians, a Honduran leader and a presidential candidate in Guatemala have also been mentioned.

However, the US Government has tried to ensure that the most bloody testimonies about the level of corruption reached by the Sinaloa Cartel empire, during El Chapo's time, are not publicized and are not mentioned to the jury.

https://elblogdelnarco.com/2019/01/08/juicio-de-el-chapo-el-hermetismo-que-salvara-a-politicos-ligados-al-narco/